dcshobbis Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 Hi. Background - HoBBiS I have been a flight simmer for years. It all started with the simulation F-19 Stealth Fighter by Microprose back in the 80's, running on a C64. I was hooked.... I have tried several flight simulators. I built a homepit with FSX, but I missed the combat part of flight simulation, so DCS world and Falcon BMS got me back on track. About My simple SimPit As of now, I am mostly using DCS World, but I want my SimPit to be generic, I don't want to focus on one single aircraft, nor one single simulator. My setup runs DCS World, Falcon BMS, Flight Simulator X (Steam), Prepar3d v2.5 and X-plane 10. At some occasions I also run some good oldies as well, if compatibility works, or if I can get a emulator working. Nevertheless, the main simulator is DCS World. To accommodate the multi purpose, I use a touchscreen for switches and exported view ports. Gadrocs Helios is the king here combined with LoZ profile for A10c, and Capt.Zeen profiles for several other aircraft. Now I also try to use HT (old Hawgtouch) to at least provide gauges for other aircraft. My sim pit is simple, and the wish list is longer than the list of already implemented items. 3x 27" Monitors (AOC) for main view 1x 23" HP Touchscreen Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog throttle & stick Saitek Pro flight combat rudder pedals PlaySeat Air Force seat Own built platform with separate central stick mount TrackIR 5 PC: 32GB RAM, 3.6Ghz Intel Processor, 1x Nvidia GTX750 running the 3 main screens, and built in intel adapter running touchscreen Logitech Trackball Simple keyboard GoFlight GF-TQ6 throttle quadrant (to accomodate other sims, and to run extra levers for some aircraft) Logitech speakers & bass This is just the beginning. I will likely upgrade, rebuild, change, modify etc during the way, but this setup works great as it is. The platform was just built, and it provided me a much better experience, since I could move the joystick to the center, instead of using it on my right hand side. Regards HoBBiS Simpit: i7 8700k, 64GB RAM, Geforce RTX 2080 TI, Oculus Rift-S, Grip: Virpil Constellation Alpha. Throttle: Virpil Mongoos T-50CM2 all mounted on a IKEA office chair with the Monstertech office chair kit.
TonyStovepipe Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 Nice setup I bet the touchscreen makes things a lot better. The view on the 3 main monitors looks a bit off to me but hard to tell from pictures how good it could be :)
agrasyuk Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 Looks functional. That is a good start. Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project
Hansolo Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 Nice clean pit there. Be careful you do not get bid by the cockpit bug though :smilewink: Then there is no going back :lol: Cheers Hans 132nd Virtual Wing homepage & 132nd Virtual Wing YouTube channel My DCS-BIOS sketches & Cockpit Album
Warhog Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 Nice clean pit there. Be careful you do not get bit by the cockpit bug though :smilewink: Then there is no going back :lol: Cheers Hans Very nice indeed. I started out almost exactly that way... ... ... ... :music_whistling: You're so right Hans. There's no going back....:doh: Regards John W aka WarHog. My Cockpit Build Pictures... My Arduino Sketches ... https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-Dc0Wd9C5l3uY-cPj1iQD3iAEHY6EuHg?usp=sharing WIN 10 Pro, i8-8700k @ 5.0ghz, ASUS Maximus x Code, 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum Ram, AIO Water Cooler, M.2 512GB NVMe, 500gb SSD, EVGA GTX 1080 ti (11gb), Sony 65” 4K Display VPC MongoosT-50, TM Warthog Throttle, TRK IR 5.0, Slaw Viper Pedals
rrohde Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 How do you like your Play Seat? I am in the market for one myself... Thanks. PC: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | MSI Suprim GeForce 3090 TI | ASUS Prime X570-P | 128GB DDR4 3600 RAM | 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD | Win10 Pro 64bit Gear: HP Reverb G2 | JetPad FSE | VKB Gunfighter Pro Mk.III w/ MCG Ultimate VKBcontrollers.com
dcshobbis Posted November 25, 2015 Author Posted November 25, 2015 Nice setup I bet the touchscreen makes things a lot better. The view on the 3 main monitors looks a bit off to me but hard to tell from pictures how good it could be :) Thanks! Actually my Trackir made the view go a bit off just before I took the picture, forgot to freeze the location :music_whistling: Regards HoBBiS Simpit: i7 8700k, 64GB RAM, Geforce RTX 2080 TI, Oculus Rift-S, Grip: Virpil Constellation Alpha. Throttle: Virpil Mongoos T-50CM2 all mounted on a IKEA office chair with the Monstertech office chair kit.
dcshobbis Posted November 25, 2015 Author Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) Nice clean pit there. Be careful you do not get bid by the cockpit bug though :smilewink: Then there is no going back :lol: Cheers Hans Thanks! I'm afraid I already got bitten... :pilotfly: Edited November 25, 2015 by dcshobbis Regards HoBBiS Simpit: i7 8700k, 64GB RAM, Geforce RTX 2080 TI, Oculus Rift-S, Grip: Virpil Constellation Alpha. Throttle: Virpil Mongoos T-50CM2 all mounted on a IKEA office chair with the Monstertech office chair kit.
dcshobbis Posted November 25, 2015 Author Posted November 25, 2015 How do you like your Play Seat? I am in the market for one myself... Thanks. I like the PlaySeat Air Force. It is sturdy and reasonable cheap. It also got a bar you can fix in the center if you want to use a yoke, and the sides are sturdy enough to hold the Thrustmaster Hotas Throttle and Joystick (though it's not 100% fixed so you will feel some small movement on the base). The seat is great, but a small warning. If you are 100+ kilograms, you might find the seat a bit unconfortable after a while! Alternatives is the Volair of course, and the Obutto, but they cost more (especially the Obutto). For the price, it's a great solution. Maybe a car seat is a alternative otherwise, probably cheaper to get from a scrap dealer and if you build a base like I did, you will probably be as good off with that. Regards HoBBiS Simpit: i7 8700k, 64GB RAM, Geforce RTX 2080 TI, Oculus Rift-S, Grip: Virpil Constellation Alpha. Throttle: Virpil Mongoos T-50CM2 all mounted on a IKEA office chair with the Monstertech office chair kit.
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